+ Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP) has begun a new, one-year Master of Arts in Organization Psychology degree program. Students combine distance learning with residences every month. MSPP holds both regional and American Psychological Association accreditation. Sounds like a good opportunity for interested New England students.

+ Pensacola Junior College and Gulf Coast Community College jointly teach a two-year respiratory therapy program incorporating distance learning and once-weekly class meetings.

+ Department of Defense delivers valuable online courses for personnel deploying to Korea. No, not a college, but still an institution.

..The training can be accessed on both unclassified and classified systems and is even available at a cyber-café at the airport in South Korea for those who don’t have an opportunity to take the training prior to arrival.

How’s that for accessibility? Yes sir!

+ Judging from this report, it appears The Hadley School for the Blind has partnered with Utah State University to offer an online associate’s degree focusing on personnel who deal with the blind. Nothing yet on the USU website. Other related programs could be coming.

+ More information on the University of Colorado-Boulder distance learning initiative for service members.

+ Clarion University of Pennsylvania now offers a one-year online, CPA prep program.

+ Baltimore International College, a not-for-profit private institution, will begin offering online courses for the Master of Science in Hospitality Management. Approval for the online degree program is still pending from accrediting bodies.